The July 14 fight card featured a middleweight title fight in the main event and a bout for the vacant welterweight title in the co-main feature.

Middleweight champion Luke Rockhold put his strap on the line against top contender Tim Kennedy in the five-round main event. And former UFC middleweight title challenger Nate Marquardt returned to action after 16 months on the sideline to meet Tyron Woodley for the vacant 170-pound belt.

The card also featured a pair of middleweight bouts between Roger Gracie and Keith Jardine and Robbie Lawler and Lorenz Larkin ahead of the two title fights.

“Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy” took place at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.

As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.